Category: Instructional Design
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“Mic Drop Made Simple” – Adobe MAX 2025
Adobe MAX 2025 I’m back at Adobe MAX this year and excited to share “Mic Drop Made Simple: Recording with Adobe Podcast and AI.” This is my second time speaking at MAX, the first time was in 2023 when I was one of the first to talk about generative AI in the classroom with the…
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Panopto 101: Quickstart Faculty Guide
As we all gear up for the new academic year at Western, Panopto is your go-to platform for creating, sharing, and managing course videos. Whether you’re recording lectures, facilitating student video projects, or organizing your video library, Panopto brings a suite of features tailored for teaching and learning. Why Panopto? Panopto is already integrated directly…
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Unlocking Accessibility : DOJ 2026 Ruling and The Pope Tech Accessibility Dashboard
By April 2026, all Western courses will need to meet updated accessibility standards at the AA level, as required by the ADA. Although these new guidelines might feel overwhelming at first, Western provides plenty of resources and support to help faculty make their digital content accessible. These changes, guided by the Department of Justice, aren’t…
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Believable AI Video Creation, even from a Single Image
It is easy to get caught up in the negatives of AI video creation, especially as computing power continues to make things more lifelike and more believable at a quick glance. But in this post, I want to focus on the positive and the possibilities of what something like a tool like Google’s Veo could…
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What is the AI Chat tool available at WWU?
Your friendly neighborhood instructional designer from TLT at WWU is back, this time diving into some of the most common questions we get about AI tools available here at WWU. Common Questions We’re seeing more interest in how AI can support students, staff, and faculty, so I’m here to give you the lowdown on what’s…
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Enhancing Course Delivery with Panopto: A Guide for Faculty (AMA with WWU’s Panopto Admin)
In this Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, AJ Barse, Instructional Designer and Panopto administrator at Western Washington University, provides a quick guide on integrating Panopto into your Canvas course based on the five common questions coming into Learning Systems. Ideal for new faculty or as a refresher for returning instructors, this video covers key steps…
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Exploring the Role of AI in Higher Education [Fall 2024 Edition]
AI is the Olympics of What’s Next. As the Paris games go on, I cannot help but think that if AI were an Olympic sport, I would hope to qualify. In the last two years, I’ve done more lectures and presentations than I can count on AI. And every time during the presentation week, I…
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AI Trend Spotting: Fall 2024
Ongoing Trends AI as a frontend interface for understanding data The use of AI as a front-end interface for interacting with large datasets is rapidly transforming how organizations analyze and visualize data. Microsoft Azure, Panopto, and even Canvas are all exploring and rolling out AI services to help process reports and data. Traditionally, data analysis…
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AI Tool Spotting | Fall 2024
Adobe FireFly https://firefly.adobe.com Adobe FireFly is a web based image generative AI tool that has now been integrated into Adobe Creative Cloud apps including Photoshop and Illustrator. It enables users to generate images, edit text, and create designs with the help of AI, all within Adobe’s ecosystem. FireFly is particularly useful for streamlining workflows, making…